Delgado Community College (DCC) is a
public
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community college
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in
Louisiana
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with campuses throughout the
New Orleans metropolitan area
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. Its current campuses are in
(Orleans Parish) and in
Jefferson Parish Jefferson may refer to:
Names
* Jefferson (surname)
* Jefferson (given name)
People
* Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), third president of the United States
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. The original main campus—City Park Campus—is located in the
Navarre neighborhood adjacent to
New Orleans City Park
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.
Delgado Community College is one of nine community colleges which operate under the auspices of the
Louisiana Community and Technical College System
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. The institution originally opened in 1921 as Delgado Trades (plural) School; it went through several reorganizations and was finally declared "Delgado Community College" by the
Louisiana State Legislature
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in 1980, under the administration of
Governor
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David C. Treen
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.
Its service area includes New Orleans and Jefferson,
St. Charles,
St. John the Baptist, and
St. Tammany parishes.
Campuses
Sidney Collier Campus is in
East New Orleans. It is in proximity to
St. Bernard Parish and
St. Tammany Parish
St. Tammany Parish (french: Paroisse de Saint-Tammany) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana named after Tamanend, the legendary Lenape Chief of Chiefs and the "Patron Saint of America." At the 2020 census, the population was 2 ...
.
There were two campuses in St. Tammany Parish: one in Slidell, Louisiana, the Slidell Learning Center, and one in Covington, Louisiana, the Delgado Northshore campus that first opened in 1987. The Covington campus closed at the end of the spring 2014 semester. The Slidell campus closed in 2016 due to financial issues.
Athletics
The Delgado Dolphins are composed of 3 athletic teams representing Delgado Community College in intercollegiate athletics, including baseball and men's and women's basketball. The
Dolphin
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s compete in
National Junior College Athletic Association
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Division 1,
Region 23. The Dolphins sports teams are members of the
MISS-LOU Junior College Conference
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.
The Dolphins baseball team plays at
"Rags" Scheuermann Field at Kirsch-Rooney Stadium and the basketball teams play at the
Michael Williamson Center
Delgado Community College (DCC) is a public community college in Louisiana with campuses throughout the New Orleans metropolitan area. Its current campuses are in New Orleans (Orleans Parish) and in Jefferson Parish. The original main campusâ ...
.
Notable alumni
*
Billy Kennedy, assistant basketball coach for
Wichita State
*
Steve Theriot
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* Steve ...
, member of the
Louisiana House of Representatives (1988–1996) and state legislative auditor (2004–2009)
*
Irma Thomas
Irma Thomas ( Lee; born February 18, 1941) is an American singer from New Orleans. She is known as the "Soul Queen of New Orleans".
Thomas is a contemporary of Aretha Franklin and Etta James, but never experienced their level of commercial succ ...
,
Grammy Award
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winning artist.
*Scott Arceneaux Jr., member of
hip hop duo
Suicideboys
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Notable faculty and staff
*
Cameron Henry
J. Cameron Henry Jr. is an American politician serving as a member of the Louisiana State Senate from the 9th district. He assumed office on January 13, 2020. He previously represented the 82nd district of the Louisiana House of Representative ...
, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from District 82, is a former adjunct business professor at Delgado.
*
Nita Rusich Hutter, District 104 state representative from St. Bernard Parish is an administrator at Delgado.
References
External links
Official website
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Educational institutions established in 1921
Universities and colleges accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
NJCAA athletics
1921 establishments in Louisiana